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Jomon no sato Asahi

Japan, 612-118 Iwakuzure, Murakami City, Niigata Prefecture 958-0241

"Jomon no sato Asahi" is an experiential archaeological and folklore museum. In addition to exhibiting folklore materials and archaeological materials (from the Paleolithic period to the Jomon period) that were used in the mountainous hinterlands and the Miomote village, which were submerged by the construction of Oku-Miomote Dam, you can also try your hand at making magadama, stone tools, and earthenware, and making fires. can. At the attached restaurant, "Restaurant Yamabiko" (usually open from late April to mid-November), dishes made with local produce and handmade soba noodles are popular.

Business Time
  • Monday:  Close
  • Tuesday:  -
  • Wednesday:  -
  • Thursday:  -
  • Friday:  -
  • Saturday:  -
  • Sunday:  -
Telephone number 0254-72-1577
Website http://www.iwafune.ne.jp/~joumon/
Access
  • ●About 30 minutes by car from Nihonkai-Tohoku Expressway “Asahi Mahoroba IC” ●About 40 minutes by bus bound for “Jomon no Sato Asahi” from JR Uetsu Main Line “Murakami Station”
Language 日本語
Other [Admission fee] Adults: 400 yen / Elementary, junior high and high school students: 100 yen 【closing day】 Monday (Tuesday if Monday is a holiday)
Last Update : 2023.10.03   Murakami City Tourism Association

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